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| Cheryl in the fields |
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| Cheryl at the trail |
Another week has snuck by. How is it that the days and week seem to be passing by at a far greater speed now that I'm older? Looking back I see that it has been almost a full week since my last blog posting. Surely something must have happened this week that was blog-worthy....
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| Cheryl after running with a cold |
Well, Not really. I managed to give Cheryl my cold.... so now we both can share the joy of coughing and sneezing. I'm still suffering the aftermath, but I think I'm pretty much over it. Cheryl still suffers from the achy, coughing, stuffy-head part. I guess there will be a few more days of that.
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| She still runs though |
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| Through the town |
But that has not stopped her from running. The weather has been cooler this last week. Almost perfect weather for running. I say "almost" because running 14 miles with a cold is still a miserable affair. Still, she managed it and we have continued to run a few miles every day this week.
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| Down the roads |
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| Past the Silos |
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| Out into the fields |
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| Woosh! |
A few things to note: Normally I fill the blog with pictures of dusty car engines or scantly clad female runners. But there are
other things that I interesting. Namely, the
butterfly weed is out in all of its glory. I managed to find both varieties. Purple and orange. Butterfly weed may be visually striking and bring in the butterflies, but it is not very pleasant to smell. I wonder why that is. Well, at least the bugs don't seem to mind.
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| Purple Butterfly weed |
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| Black Raspberries are out! |
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| Butterfly weed |
In addition, a few wildlife shots. The deer, in particular, have been quite active. Several times during a run, Cheryl and I have seen them running at us on the path or standing in yards in the middle of the day. At one point we thought a doe and fawn were those ceramic lawn ornaments you see from time to time. We were both shocked to see that the deer was moving! I managed to snap this picture this afternoon on our way home.
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| Deer in mid afternoon. |
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| Bunny on the trail |
Plenty of rabbits this year. Several have been running around our yard. I guess with our cat remaining inside, they have less to fear at the moment. And there are tons out on the trail as usual.
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| If only finding inspiration were so easy. |
With the summer Solstice over, we can now plan on trying to survive the summer. We both have a few things to work on. I have been slowly inching away at the book while also trying to get a few origami items folded up. It's tough when you have to really work on the inspiration. Cheryl has also been working on her designs and drawings. She has added a few things to her shop for runners.
So hopefully we shall be over these blasted colds before the new week begins and can focus on things that are awesome and blog-worthy. I'll let you know how things work out. Until then, thanks for stopping by.
But today, One of those little furballs dug a hole under some drooping weeds that overhang part way over the trail. You probably guessed... Hitting a hole with your front tire and not being prepared or even aware of it...sends you flying! Over handle bars and into the brush down into the ravine. After spitting out the weeds and clearing off the vegetation from my spokes, I was able to fully grasp what had happened.... and I was not very happy about it. It makes me wonder why I stopped eating those things. (Sometimes I miss the taste of rabbit. This would give me a reason to take up hunting again!)
